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From: uunet!mitel!Software!hans@ncar.ucar.EDU (Hans Johnsen)
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Subject: Re: "64 cents!" (Was Re: The problem in academia)
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Date: 2 May 91 23:36:16 GMT
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In article <1991May1.165702.21235@MDI.COM> gannon@MDI.COM (Alden Gannon) writes:

>I have an argument against Hillel's "AA by Income" program.
[complicated situatiopn deleted]

The situation you propose made me think of a simpler one which would
probably occur more often (in the US at least).

Two University graduates graduate with the same degree and the same GPA.
Student A's parents paid for their education, except that the parents
were well connected and the student got good summer jobs. Student B on
the other hand had to work part-time all through college, as well as taking
summer jobs. Student A's experience is slightly higher quality, but student
B has more experience (most of it unrelated). Their experience levels are
judged to be roughly equal. Student A (from the rich family) would get the
job because student B earned more money.

Now in this situation, student B should get the job for two reasons:

1) To achieve the same GPA while working part time means that s/he
is probably more talented.

2) S/he had the lower 'real' income when the gift of tuition by the
parents is considered.

That being said, I think that AA by income *background* is a very
good idea. But, like all good ideas it has some bugs to be ironed out.

p.s. this probably doesn't belong in soc.feminism anymore. If someone
could suggest an appropriate place to move it to it would probably
be appreciated.

[talk.politics, perhaps.  But it isn't *completely* inappropriate, not
yet. --CTM]

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